Preps are HARD: How to prep a spin as a LEAD or FOLLOW

On Saturday, April 13th, 2024, ‪@FeliciaHoeppnerWcs‬ and ‪@keeriganruddWCS‬ taught a workshop on creating great preps with the body and doing the left side spinning pass pattern for West Coast Swing. It includes the basic steps for a free spin, a drill to practice your preps, and ways to alter the timing and connect better with your partner. As an extra bonus, we added a styling option.
Recorded at ‘Bama Jamma 2024.

[@meiraloraduncan8953]

Both of you create a well balanced team of teachers which is extremely important especially when learning a style of dancing like WCS. I may not be physically able to dance, but watching these videos where you are explaining and demonstrating the different aspects has helped me understand the what and how behind the different moves and elements of dancing WCS. Before my spinal cord injuries I would have definitely have taken lessons and really enjoyed dancing. It's a miracle that I am alive and can do the level of things I am able to do and being able to watch and appreciate others who are dancing and having fun with WCS brings me joy. 🕺💃💗

[@keeriganruddWCS]

I adore this! Thanks for watching :)

[@May-qb3vx]

Don’t know why I’m watching this. I can’t even dance at a concert without feeling self-conscious

[@lucyo1217]

Take some lessons! Dancing is the best 😊

[@May-qb3vx]

@@lucyo1217 I used to. I took ballet, hip hop, and tap when I was a kid and hated it. But I’ve been wondering they just weren’t the style for me :)

[@colindoyle9594]

Awesome stuff, you two. I'm just a few months into dancing WCS and I'm eating this up. I've been watching a ton of instructionals online and yours is some of the clearest and most helpful.
Keep doing your thang - this type of content rules.

[@margaretsmith51]

Great demo, very clear instructions…………..thank you

[@etbarton007]

Keerigan, I’m so excited to see this. I’m going to watch it like 100 times and then ask more questions. So far, I think I understood everything, but I’ll know for sure when I practice it…thank you thank you thank you.
Request for a future video….how do the follows do all those spins without getting dizzy?

[@keeriganruddWCS]

So exciting!
I can eventually make a video if you’d prefer, but they don’t get dizzy by using a technique called spotting. It’s a technique that crosses the boundaries of all dancing, so you could find a ton of resources on spotting for turns on YT!

[@djondjon]

Awesome! Your clear explanations and demonstrations are appreciated!

[@keeriganruddWCS]

I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for the compliment

[@higher_designs]

Question. For your regular family and friends that dance only at parties. Do you have tips on leading partners that may not know how to follow as well as a professional followers would?

[@ClydeWright]

For better or worse there is no shortcut: you must learn to how be incredibly clear on what you want your partner to do while also listen incredibly well to your partner to better understand what is possible. The better you become at those two skills, the more likely it is you can dance with literally anyone at any level.

[@Ryan.S924]

I can’t dance for shit but Felicia has a bangin body.